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package ca.uhn.fhir.rest.client.api;

import ca.uhn.fhir.context.FhirContext;
import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.EncodingEnum;
import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IBaseBinary;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * A HTTP Client interface.
 */
public interface IHttpClient {

	/**
	 * Create a byte request
	 * @param theContext TODO
	 * @param theContents the contents
	 * @param theContentType the contentType
	 * @param theEncoding the encoding
	 * @return the http request to be executed
	 */
	IHttpRequest createByteRequest(
			FhirContext theContext, String theContents, String theContentType, EncodingEnum theEncoding);

	/**
	 * Create a parameter request
	 * @param theContext TODO
	 * @param theParams the parameters
	 * @param theEncoding the encoding
	 * @return the http request to be executed
	 */
	IHttpRequest createParamRequest(
			FhirContext theContext, Map<String, List<String>> theParams, EncodingEnum theEncoding);

	/**
	 * Create a binary request
	 * @param theContext TODO
	 * @param theBinary the binary
	 * @return the http request to be executed
	 */
	IHttpRequest createBinaryRequest(FhirContext theContext, IBaseBinary theBinary);

	/**
	 * Create a normal http get request
	 * @param theContext TODO
	 * @param theEncoding the request encoding
	 * @return the http request to be executed
	 */
	IHttpRequest createGetRequest(FhirContext theContext, EncodingEnum theEncoding);
}
